Category: Rhyming

Rhyming Word Search, Giveaway Contest, and More

11/13/2013

Hi everyone! Today I am featuring a word search. This one is a rhyming word search. There are many "make your own word search" programs out there. I did this one using Microsoft Word and Photoshop. I also put a prompt to write a sentence using one of the set of rhyming words at the bottom.
I think word searches are fun teaching tools to help with reading and spelling. Word recognition and recognizing the correct spelling of a word are helpful reading skills.
Feel free to use this one. Also, if you have any ideas or requests for any other word searches, please feel free to comment or contact me. Thank you!

Giveaway Contest

Everyone likes a chance for a free book, right? Do you know the name of the waterfall pictured here? Do you know where in the world is Clarinda Cloud? If so, comment your answer for a chance to win the book. I will give you a hint. It is in my home state of Vermont! If you don't know.... that is okay. Please comment your suggestion of an elementary school, library, daycare, or children's counselor where I should donate the book if nobody guesses the correct answer. (U.S. addresses only at this time, please.) A free "Clarinda Cloud Activity Book" will be given away at the beginning of next month either way. Thank you!

Please Explore the Site

I just want to remind everyone that it is a good idea to explore the site on a regular basis. I try to add things often. There is much more to this site than the blog. (Although, I try to make the DUO Education Learning Blog fun and informative as well.)
Speaking of adding things regularly, I am thinking about making the picture to the left DUO Education's new logo. What do you think?
Anyway, there are many helpful pages on DUO Education. Do you or do you know anyone who needs help in math, reading, writing, or study skills? DUO Education offers online tutoring services. It is affordable, individualized, and friendly. How about having an author or illustrator guest speak in your class or library with The Storyteller's Tale Webinar series via the internet? I also have pages with books, activities, and posters that I have created. And... don't forget the game room, where you can play non-violent, educational and strategic games.
I constantly try to make DUO Education: new, fun, appealing, educational, insightful, inspiring, and different. I try to make it a community of learning. Please, let me be a resource for you... and if there is anything you want to share, promote, ask, or whatever... please feel free to contact me.

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How Many Words in a Word?

6/26/2013

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As I have said before, summertime learning is very important. Are you looking for a fun summertime activity to help reinforce spelling, reading, and vocabulary skills? I have one that can be done pretty much any time and any place. Get a piece of paper and put a word or phrase on the top. Then, have your children see how many words they can create using only the letters in that word or phrase.
There are many ways you can vary this activity. You can make it a game. If you have more than one child, you can see who gets the most words. Or, you can do it with your child and based upon age, you have to get double or triple, etc. the amount of words your child creates. Make sure to go over the words with your child and correct (or have your child correct) any spelling errors. That is part of the learning process.
I have used this activity in the classroom as an activity for students to work on if they finish their other work before others. I have also created an entire lesson around it. I have discussed strategies of getting the most words. For example, once you make a word, see if you can add different endings to it like "s," "er," or "ing." Or, another strategy might be to find all the rhyming words to the word you create.

Okay. Here is your challenge. I have a paper, shown to the left, that has the word "transportation" on the top. Using the letters in the word "transportation," how many words can you create? To make this even more exciting, I have another challenge. If you find the most words, you comment, and you have a friend (someone new) comment on the blog, I will send the book of your choice (one of mine) to the school or library of your choice. (Right now, I can only open this to United States' addresses.) Please make sure the person who comments is someone you think would enjoy the site. Thank you.

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Rhyming Word Search, Giveaway Contest, and More

Giveaway Contest

Please Explore the Site

How Many Words in a Word?

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